The A.I. Wars of the 21st Century
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The A.I. Wars of the 21st Century

The definitive account of how artificial intelligence reshaped the global order. From Silicon Valley boardrooms to Beijing's surveillance apparatus, from Wall Street's algorithmic battlefields to the quiet revolution in living rooms everywhere — this is the story of humanity's most consequential technology race, told through the people, decisions, and accidents that made it inevitable.

19 chapters · 143 min total

Part I— The Stakes

1

The Intelligence Premium

7 min read

2

The Physical Layer

7 min read

3

The Race

9 min read

Part II— The Eight Fronts

4

The Energy War

7 min read

5

The Oil Heist

7 min read

6

The Gas War

7 min read

7

The Cable War

7 min read

8

The Silicon Shield

7 min read

9

The Mineral War

8 min read

10

The Capital War

8 min read

11

The Arctic Play

9 min read

Part III— The System

12

The Map

7 min read

13

The Proxy Pattern

7 min read

14

The Feedback Loops

9 min read

15

The Boardroom War Cabinet

10 min read

16

The Asymmetry

9 min read

Part IV— What Comes Next

17

The Decoupling Scenarios

10 min read

18

The Coherenceism Lens

7 min read

19

The Questions We Should Be Asking

9 min read

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